Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  3rd quarter 2008 Average price
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) 2nd quarter 2008 3rd quarter 2007
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos.
Wholesales of electricity 35.9     82.6  220.5 19.7 11.2
Fixed-price contracts, full time 14.2 11.1 19.9 -8.9 -25.1 15.6 18.9
Fixed-price contracts, free time 30.7 21.7 43.9 90.0 84.1 16.1 16.6
Contracts not entered in the market 14.9 4.5 40.6 27.9 53.7 11.6 9.7
Spot price and regulation electricity 40.3 27.1 53.0  150.2  351.5 16.1 8.9
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 32.0 20.8 52.0 12.0  104.4 28.5 15.6
               
Electricity access 28.2      136.7  165.3 11.9 10.6
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 22.2 14.2 47.3 -15.9 14.3 26.4 19.5
Contracts not entered in the market 15.6 4.7 24.0 22.1 53.4 12.7 10.1
Spot price and regulation electricity 38.6 24.0 52.0  138.3  251.2 16.2 11.0
Average unit cost of electricity production 21.2 8.0 35.5  328.8  134.2 5.0 9.1
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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